mb= by Marq Bailey

all other photos by Peter Guenzel

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Given the narrow proportions of this small office building, our main objective was to maximize the amount of transparency but at the same time to shield the office areas from the buzz of Old Street.

The folding and tilting of the glass front produces multiple reflections, blending the images of exterior and interior. A second glass screen separates the entrance lobby from the working area at the back and serves as an additional acoustic and visual buffer.

The introduction of a pavement light and an internal light well allows the ground floor and the previously unusable basement to become one vertical space with varying degrees of visibility and privacy.

refurbishment of office space- completed 8/99